2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
The 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season is the club's eighth season since its foundation in 2012. The club is participating in the A-League for the eighth time, and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.
2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Paul Lederer | ||
Manager | Markus Babbel (until 20 January) Jean-Paul de Marigny (from 20 January) | ||
Stadium | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | ||
A-League | 9th | ||
FFA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mitchell Duke (14 goals) All: Mitchell Duke (14 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 28,519 vs Sydney FC (26 October 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,118 vs Melbourne Victory (12 August 2020) | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,695 | ||
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On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season will resume on 16 July 2020, with the Wanderers playing their first match on 22 July.[2]
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
From youth squad
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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29 | DF | ![]() |
Daniel Wilmering | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[3] |
35 | FW | ![]() |
Mohamed Adam | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract[4] |
31 | DF | ![]() |
Noah Pagden | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[5] |
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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5 | DF | ![]() |
Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 May 2019 | [6] |
19 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 May 2019 | [7] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 23 May 2019 | [8] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 14 June 2019 | [9] |
4 | DF | Dylan McGowan | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 19 June 2019 | [10] |
22 | MF | Nick Sullivan | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 5 August 2019 | [11] |
6 | DF | Matthew Jurman | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 6 September 2019 | [12] |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 September 2019 | [13] |
9 | MF | ![]() |
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Injury replacement (Undisclosed fee) |
1 year | 16 October 2019 | [14] |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 16 January 2020 | [15] |
50 | GK | Tristan Prendergast | Unattached | Injury replacement | 1 month | 2 July 2020 | [16] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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4 | DF | Josh Risdon | Western United | Free transfer | 12 February 2019 | [17] |
19 | FW | Mark Bridge | Retired | 12 March 2019 | [18] | |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | 27 April 2019 | [19] | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | 27 April 2019 | [19] | |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | 29 April 2019 | [20] | |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | 3 May 2019 | [21] | |
16 | FW | Jaushua Sotirio | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
49 | FW | Abraham Majok | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
18 | MF | Marc Tokich | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
22 | MF | Rashid Mahazi | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
32 | FW | John Roberts | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
3 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Loan return | 3 May 2019 | [21] |
5 | DF | Brendan Hamill | Western United | Free transfer | 15 May 2019 | [22] |
7 | FW | Nick Fitzgerald | Unattached | Undisclosed | 18 June 2019 | [23] |
30 | GK | Danijel Nizic | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 25 November 2019 | [24] |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 16 January 2020 | [15] |
21 | DF | Tarek Elrich | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 24 January 2020 | [25] |
Contract extensions
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 15 January 2020 | [26] |
13 | Tass Mourdoukoutas | Centre-back | 3 years | 18 February 2020 | [27] |
33 | Tate Russell | Right-back | 1 year | 6 March 2020 | [28] |
Manager changes
Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Notes |
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![]() | Sacked | 20 January 2020 | 9th | ![]() | [29][30] |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 13 August 2020
Source:[31]
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
7(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
18(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
9(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
9(5) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
2(8) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
8(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
19(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
20(4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
4(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
7(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
1(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
15(5) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 6 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() |
7(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
11(4) | 1 | 0(3) | 1 | 18 | 2 |
34 | DF | ![]() |
19(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
35 | FW | ![]() |
5(14) | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 22 | 2 |
36 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | FW | ![]() |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
40 | GK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
50 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | GK | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
53 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
59 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
62 | FW | ![]() |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pre-season and friendlies
20 July 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Parramatta, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 24,419 Referee: Kurt Ams |
25 July 2019 | Gold Coast Knights ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Gold Coast, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre |
31 July 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
21 August 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Parramatta, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
11 September 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
5 October 2019 | Western United ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Geelong, Australia |
13:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
12 July 2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | |
Report |
15 July 2020 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Lisarow, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Pluim Park |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34.62 |
FFA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 66.67 |
Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 37.93 |
Source: Competitions
FFA Cup
7 August 2019 Round of 32 | Perth Glory ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Perth |
18:30 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,587 Referee: Adam Fielding |
28 August 2019 Round of 16 | Sydney United 58 ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | Sydney |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Kurt Ams |
17 September 2019 Quarter-final | Melbourne City ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC (Q) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Melbourne City (Q) | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] (Q) | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification to Finals Series[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Brisbane Roar (Q) | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | |
5 | Western United (Q) | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 39 | |
6 | Perth Glory (Q) | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Result by round
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
12 October 2019 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 17,091 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
18 October 2019 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Alex King |
26 October 2019 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 28,519 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
2 November 2019 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Daniel Elder |
9 November 2019 5 | Western United | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Geelong |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 4,558 Referee: Alex King |
22 November 2019 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 12,078 Referee: Chris Beath |
30 November 2019 8 | Newcastle Jets | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,154 Referee: Kurt Ams |
7 December 2019 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Auckland |
16:30 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 8,851 Referee: Daniel Elder |
14 December 2019 10 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Alex King |
20 December 2019 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Western United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 11,988 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
27 December 2019 12 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Chris Beath |
1 January 2020 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 11,482 Referee: Alex King |
11 January 2020 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
16:45 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 9,166 Referee: Adam Kersey |
19 January 2020 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
18:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,090 Referee: Adam Fielding |
2 February 2020 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,053 Referee: Shaun Evans |
15 February 2020 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,864 Referee: Shaun Evans |
21 February 2020 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Alex King |
28 February 2020 18 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
20:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 18,501 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
6 March 2020 22 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,349 Referee: Chris Beath |
14 March 2020 23 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,292 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
21 March 2020 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Shaun Evans |
27 July 2020 28 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Chris Beath |
31 July 2020 29 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 2,194 Referee: Kurt Ams |
4 August 2020 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Kurt Ams |
7 August 2020 25 | Western United | 5–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
12 August 2020 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
20:10 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Ben Abraham |
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